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Tom Longboat Day to be marked June 4 across province of Ontario

“This legendary Canadian has been ignored for too long,” Eglinton-Lawrence M.P.P. Mike Colle said after Ontario members of...

Sharing John Paishk’s drum with the world

Four years after witnessing the drumming and dancing at Sandy Lake, I photographed John Paishk of Red Lake, Ont., with his...

Beaver animal of choice in Mattagami

It was a beautiful day to visit Mattagami First Nation April 24 to check out the annual Beaverfest celebration in the...

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Dec 01, 2015    0
Treaty relationship not working

Open letter to Treaty 3,
Booshoo Grand Chief Diane Kelly, chief and councils of all Treaty 3 First Nations, honoured Elders, friends, relatives and fellow Anishinaabeg.
I am writing to...

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Wassaykeesic still looking into mother’s death

Mishkeegogamang’s Gary Wassaykeesic has been making some progress in his search into the 1976 death of his mother Sophie Wassaykeesic.
“Right now it’s kind of important to either add some...

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Rashes, nail fungus plague water-rationed community

Constance Lake community members are blaming trucked-in water for rashes and nail fungal infections.
“My community has been without clean water for months,” said Constance Lake Chief Arthur...

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Fuel oil drums left on the land

Oil drums dating back to the 1970s remain on the land near Eabametoong.
Bill Shawinimash, a band member of the community, raised his concerns about the issue during the Oct. 27 Matawa...

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Suicides across NAN reach ‘staggering’ numbers

The numbers of confirmed and attempted suicides in Nishnawbe Aski Nation have reached “staggering” numbers, a group of Canadian Forces instructors attending a suicide prevention course were told....

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